Preparing to play ball at Otterbein

Preparing to play ball at Otterbein

Otterbein graduate assistant baseball coach John LaCorte waters down the infield getting it ready for the first day of practice Wednesday when athletes arrive at school. Final Photo for Aug. 19, 2013.

Otterbein graduate assistant baseball coach John LaCorte waters down the infield getting it ready for the first day of practice Wednesday when athletes arrive at school. Final Photo for Aug. 19, 2013.

Final minutes of play before storm arrives

Final minutes of play before storm arrives

Storm clouds over baseball field

Storm clouds move over baseball field at Huber Village Park

A youth baseball coach watches with one eye over his team during practice and with his other eye studies the progress of a storm front beginning to move into Westerville late in the afternoon.

After only several minutes of practice the team, and all the others playing in the park, were forced to leave as the sky darkened, the temperature fell about 15 degrees, and rain began to fall.